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- the present invention relates to a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein.
- the present invention relates to a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein, the redox flow battery forming a closed circuit consisting of a battery cell, an electrolyte tank, and an electrolyte flow path through which the electrolyte flows, and having a fluid control unit provided in the electrolyte flow path in which an electrolyte solution for transferring from the electrolyte tank to the battery cell, thereby reducing the reaction time, minimizing the occurrence of shunt current, and improving the efficiency.
- renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy
- renewable energy has been spotlighted as a method of suppressing greenhouse gas emission, which is a major cause of global warming, and much research is being carried out for practical use thereof.
- renewable energy is greatly affected by the site environment and natural conditions.
- a large capacity secondary battery is used as such an energy storage system.
- the large capacity secondary battery storage system is introduced in a large-scale photovoltaic and wind plant.
- the secondary battery for storing a large amount of power includes a lead acid battery, a sodium sulfide (NaS) battery, a redox flow battery (RFB), and the like.
- redox flow batteries have features of operating at room temperature and enabling independent design of capacity and output, and thus much research thereon has been conducted as large capacity secondary batteries.
- the redox flow battery is provided so that a membrane, an electrode, and a bipolar plate are arranged in series to form a stack, and functions as a secondary battery capable of charging and discharging electrical energy.
- the redox flow battery is provided so that the anode and cathode electrolytes supplied from the anode and cathode electrolyte storage tanks on both sides of the bipolar plate are circulated to perform ion exchanges, and in this process, the movements of the electrons occur to perform charging and discharging.
- ESS energy storage system
- the redox flow battery is configured so that the tanks for storing the anode and cathode electrolytes are separately arranged at a predetermined spacing (for example, the electrolyte tanks are arranged at a predetermined spacing in both sides or the bottom of the stack). Due to the electrolyte circulation pipe connecting the tank and the electrolyte tank, there is a disadvantage in that the overall volume of the system is relatively large compared to other power storage devices such as lead acid batteries, lithium ion batteries, and lithium-sulfur batteries having a similar power storage capacity.
- the general battery should have fast response to the charging and discharging operation.
- the redox flow battery when operated for charging and discharging in a stopped state, it takes time for the electrolyte to circulate into the stack using the pump, whereby there are problems that the response is delayed as much as the required time and the cost increases because a large amount of chemical-resistant piping is required to connect the cell, the stack, and the pump.
- a typical redox flow battery is provided so that the electrolyte is supplied to each battery cell through a manifold.
- the electrolyte filled in the manifold serves as an electric path connecting each cell, which may be a path of electron movement. Through this path, a shunt current is generated, and a part of the energy is lost due to the shunt current during charging and discharging, which results in the main cause of reduced efficiency, component damage, and uneven cell performance.
- the method of increasing the manifold length and narrowing the cross-sectional area has been mainly adopted to reduce the shunt current in the related art. However, since the method increases the flow resistance of the fluid and generates the pumping loss, there is a need for a method to overcome the same.
- the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and an objective of the present invention is to provide a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein, the redox flow battery forming a closed circuit consisting of a battery cell, an electrolyte tank, and an electrolyte flow path through which the electrolyte flows, and having a fluid control unit provided in the electrolyte flow path for transferring the electrolyte solution from the electrolyte tank to the battery cell, thereby reducing the reaction time, minimizing the occurrence of shunt current, and improving the efficiency.
- another objective of the present invention is to provide a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein, in which an electrolyte transfer impeller that circulates the electrolyte using the centrifugal force and a fluid transfer impeller that receives the pressure from the pressure generating unit to be rotated are provided in each chamber, and are connected to each other by the shaft to share the rotational force, whereby the electrolyte is transferred by rotating the electrolyte transfer impeller under the pressure of the pressure generating unit.
- another objective of the present invention is to provide a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein, in which a space in which a fluid transfer impeller and an electrolyte transfer impeller are provided is divided into an electrolyte transfer chamber and a fluid transfer chamber by a partition, and a through-hole is formed in the partition through which the shaft passes, and the watertight member is provided in the through hole, whereby the fluid is prevented from moving to the electrolyte flow path, and the electrolyte flowing through the electrolyte flow path is also prevented from moving to the fluid transfer chamber, thereby enabling a sealed structure.
- a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein is configured to have one or more battery modules including a battery cell, an electrolyte tank, an electrolyte flow path, and a fluid control unit, in which each of the battery modules is charged and discharged by independently circulating an electrolyte.
- the redox flow battery forms a closed circuit consisting of a battery cell, an electrolyte tank, and an electrolyte flow path through which the electrolyte flows, and has a fluid control unit provided in the electrolyte flow path for transferring the electrolyte solution from the electrolyte tank to the battery cell, thereby reducing the reaction time, minimizing the occurrence of shunt current, and improving the efficiency.
- the electrolyte transfer impeller that circulates the electrolyte using centrifugal force and the fluid transfer impeller that receives the pressure from the pressure generating unit to be rotated are provided in each chamber, and are connected to each other by the shaft to share the rotational force, whereby the electrolyte can be transferred by rotating the electrolyte transfer impeller under the pressure of the pressure generating unit.
- a space in which a fluid transfer impeller and an electrolyte transfer impeller are provided is divided into an electrolyte transfer chamber and a fluid transfer chamber by a partition, and a through-hole is formed in the partition through which the shaft passes, and the watertight member is provided in the through hole, whereby the fluid can be prevented from moving to the electrolyte flow path, and the electrolyte flowing through the electrolyte flow path can be also prevented from moving to the fluid transfer chamber, thereby enabling a sealed structure.
- FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an example in which multiple battery modules are provided in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an internal structure of the battery module in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an internal structure of a fluid control unit in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an example in which the electrolyte is circulated by operation of a fluid control unit in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an example in which the fluid is supplied and discharged in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an example in which a pressure generating unit is provided in each of multiple battery modules in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a view illustrating an example in which pressure generating units are provided to operate each of a pair of fluid control units provided in each of multiple battery modules in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a view showing an example in which the electrolyte is moved from the electrolyte tank independently provided in multiple battery cells via the fluid control unit in the redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a view showing an example in which a module connection part is provided in the redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing an example in which a fluid filter is provided in the redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention is devised to overcome a problem that the length of the electrolyte circulation tube is increased and thus the volume of the battery itself is increased, which is a disadvantage of the redox flow battery, a physical problem that a high performance pump is required or the number of pumps is increased, a problem that the size of the pump and the manufacturing cost of the battery are increased due to the transfer of electrolyte, and a problem that the responsiveness is reduced and pumping loss occurs, the redox flow battery having multiple battery modules 10 consisting of a battery cell 100 , an electrolyte tank 200 , an electrolyte flow path 300 , and having a fluid control unit 400 provided in the electrolyte flow path 300 that transfers the electrolyte from the electrolyte tank 200 to the battery cell 100 , by which each of the multiple battery modules 10 may be charged and discharged by independently circulating the electrolyte.
- the present invention can significantly reduce the moving distance of the electrolyt
- a battery cell 100 configured in a battery module 10 in the present specification means a minimum unit in which charging and discharging are performed through electrolyte.
- a stack 1 herein means that multiple battery cells 100 are stacked or configured.
- FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an example in which multiple battery modules are provided in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an internal structure of the battery module in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an internal structure of a fluid control unit in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an example in which the electrolyte is circulated by operation of a fluid control unit in a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic structural diagrams illustrating the structure of a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- a stack 1 is configured to include one or more battery modules 10 and a pressure generating unit 20 , in which each battery module 10 includes a battery cell 100 , an electrolyte tank 200 , electrolyte flow path 300 , and fluid control unit 400 .
- the battery cell 100 includes the membrane 120 interposed between the positive electrode 111 and the negative electrode 112 composing a pair of electrodes 110 , and a bipolar plate 130 spaced apart from the outside of the electrode 110 .
- the battery cell 100 has a flow path formed therein so that the cathode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte are alternatively supplied.
- the electrolyte is transferred by the operation of a fluid control unit 400 which will be described later, the electrolyte is transferred from the electrolyte tank 200 to the battery cell 100 through the electrolyte flow path 300 to be circulated.
- the electrolyte tank 200 is provided inside the battery module 10 , connected to the battery cell 100 via the electrolyte flow path 300 which will be described later, and configured to include an anode electrolyte tank 210 in which the anode electrolyte solution is circulated and a cathode electrolyte tank 220 in which the cathode electrolyte is circulated.
- the electrolyte flow path 300 connects the battery cell 100 with the electrolyte tank 200 to provide a space that allows the electrolyte to flow, and specifically a pair of flow paths is provided so that the anode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte may be supplied and discharged between the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the battery cell 100 and between the cathode electrolyte tank 220 and the battery cell 100 , respectively.
- the anode electrolyte of the anode electrolyte tank 210 is supplied to the battery cell 100 along one of the pair of flow paths, and then the anode electrolyte passing through the battery cell 100 is discharged along the other flow path and introduced into the anode electrolyte tank 210 , thereby allowing the anode electrolyte to be circulated.
- the cathode electrolyte of the cathode electrolyte tank 220 is supplied to the battery cell 100 along one of the pair of flow paths, and then the cathode electrolyte passing through the battery cell 100 is discharged along the other flow path and introduced into the cathode electrolyte tank 220 , thereby allowing the cathode electrolyte to be circulated.
- the electrolyte charged and discharged via reaction performed in the battery cell 100 is made of a variety of types, in which the cathode electrolyte and the anode electrolyte may be mixed with each other for the purpose of capacity recovery or improvements of management or performance in the electrolyte.
- the electrolyte flow path 300 through which the anode electrolyte flows and the electrolyte flow path 300 through which the cathode electrolyte flows may be provided to be partially crossed each other so that the anode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte are mixed with each other.
- a separate valve structure may be further provided so that a pair of electrolyte flow paths 300 may cross each other, and the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the cathode electrolyte tank 220 are configured to be partially connected to each other, depending on the design conditions.
- the battery cell 100 including the positive electrode 111 , the negative electrode 112 , the membrane 120 , and the bipolar plate 130 is provided so that an anode electrolyte and a cathode electrolyte circulated from the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the cathode electrolyte tank 220 electrochemically react with each other in the battery cell 100 , whereby charging or discharging is performed.
- the battery cell 100 is described and illustrated on the basis of a typical redox flow battery, and the electrode 110 , the membrane 120 , or the bipolar plate 130 may be omitted according to design conditions.
- the circulating of the anode electrolyte or the cathode electrolyte may be performed by the operation of the fluid control unit 400 using the centrifugal force.
- the fluid control unit 400 is provided in the electrolyte flow path 300 to perform a function of controlling the flows of the anode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte.
- the fluid control unit 400 is formed in a housing shape having a space therein, and includes a partition 410 , a fluid transfer chamber 420 , an electrolyte transfer chamber 430 , and a watertight member 440 .
- the fluid control unit 400 is provided in one of the pair of flow paths connecting the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the battery cell 100 and one of the pair of flow paths connecting the cathode electrolyte tank 220 and the battery cell 100 , thereby allowing the anode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte to be transferred and circulated, respectively.
- the fluid control unit 400 is configured to transfer the anode electrolyte and cathode electrolyte by means of a centrifugal force, and the electrolyte may be transferred in the electrolyte flow path independently provided so that the cathode electrolyte and anode electrolyte are continuously circulated, and furthermore, each battery module 10 may be driven independently.
- the partition 410 serves to partition an internal space of the fluid control unit 400 and is configured to have a through hole 411 which communicates the partitioned space to each other.
- the partition 410 divides the internal space of the fluid control unit 400 into a fluid transfer chamber 420 and an electrolyte transfer chamber 430 which will be described later, and a shaft 435 is provided passing through the through hole 411 , the shaft 435 connecting a fluid transfer impeller 421 provided in the fluid transfer chamber 420 and an electrolyte transfer impeller 431 provided in the electrolyte transfer chamber 430 to each other.
- the shaft 435 is a means that allows the fluid transfer impeller 421 and the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 to share the rotational force, and may be configured with a gear or link structure capable of transferring the driving force, alternatively.
- Each of electrolyte transfer impellers 431 used for the transfer of each of the anode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte may be connected to one shaft 435 and operated simultaneously.
- the fluid transfer chamber 420 forms a space partitioned by a partition 410 , is connected to a pressure generating unit 20 , which will be described later, through the fluid transfer pipe 21 , and has the fluid transfer impeller 421 provided therein.
- the fluid transfer impeller 421 is configured so that the pressure generated from the pressure generating unit 20 is transmitted through the fluid transfer pipe 21 , whereby the fluid transfer impeller 421 is rotated in the fluid transfer chamber 420 .
- the compression of the fluid to deliver the pressure occurs in the pressure generating unit 20 , in which the pressure generating unit 20 may be composed of a compressor, a pump, a vacuum pump, or the like, and a type of fluid may be used with a gas, liquid, and the like.
- the pressure generating unit 20 may be any device as long as the device generates and transmits pressure, and a type of fluid is not limited in the present invention. Furthermore, since the structure and function of the pressure generating unit 20 will be well known to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, it will not be described separately herein.
- the fluid transfer pipe 21 connecting the pressure generating unit 20 and the fluid transfer chamber 420 may be configured to have the inlet pipe 21 a into which the fluid flows and the discharge pipe 21 b from which the fluid discharges, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the pressure generating unit 20 may be configured to simultaneously generate pressure and vacuum, which are supplied to the fluid control unit 400 using both the positive pressure and the negative pressure.
- a fluid transfer impeller 421 provided in the fluid transfer chamber 420 obtains a relatively larger rotational force than operated by one selected of the positive pressure or negative pressure, thereby improving the efficiency.
- the pressure generating unit 20 may be provided with a separate supply device (not shown in the drawings) to compensate for the fluid lost during operation, a pressure meter (not shown) that measures the pressure in real time for the operation of such a supply device may be also provided.
- the pressure generating unit 20 is connected to a plurality of battery modules 10 by the fluid transfer pipe 21 to supply pressure, wherein a separate valve (not shown) may be provided in the fluid transfer pipe 21 connected to each of the battery modules 10 .
- Such a valve is to control the path through which pressure transfers, the pressure being generated from the pressure generating unit 20 and then supplied to the fluid control unit 400 , and the pressure supplied from the pressure generating unit 20 may be supplied only to the battery module selected from multiple battery modules 10 through the manipulation of the valve.
- the electrolyte transfer chamber 430 forms another space partitioned by the partition 410 , provides a space in which the electrolyte may stay via the connection to the electrolyte flow path 300 , and has the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 provided therein.
- the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 is connected to the fluid transfer impeller 421 provided in the fluid transfer chamber 420 via the shaft 435 passing through the through hole 411 formed in the partition 410 , thereby sharing the rotational force.
- the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 configured to share the rotational force is rotated together so that the electrolyte is transferred along the electrolyte flow path 300 through the principle that the electrolyte flow path may be independently provided.
- the anode electrolyte and the cathode electrolyte are circulated to pass through the battery cell 100 , so that each of multiple battery modules 10 provided in the stack 1 may be independently charged and discharged.
- the fluid staying in the fluid transfer chamber 420 and the electrolyte staying in the electrolyte transfer chamber 430 is prevented from mixing with each other, and a watertight member 440 may be provided in the through hole 411 communicating the fluid transfer chamber 420 and the electrolyte transfer chamber 430 so that the battery cell 100 , the electrolyte tank 200 , and electrolyte flow path 300 through which the electrolyte is circulated form a closed circuit.
- the watertight member 440 serves to make the through hole 411 be watertight with the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 435 which passes through the through hole 411 to be rotatable, in which various watertight structures provided in the centrifugal pump may be applied.
- the watertight structure may be configured with one or more selected of the bearing or retainer, and may be provided with various seal structures that may prevent the outflow of fluid and electrolyte.
- the pressure generating unit 20 may be independently provided in each of the battery modules 10 , as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the pressure generating unit 20 may be provided to supply pressure to multiple battery modules 10 .
- the pressure generating unit 20 may be provided to supply pressure to multiple battery modules 10 .
- the stack 1 when nine battery modules 10 are provided in the stack 1 , one pressure generating unit 20 is provided for three battery modules 10 to supply the pressure to the three battery modules 10 .
- the battery module 10 is operated so that charging and discharging function may be operated more reliably and independently.
- the battery module 10 when operating the battery module 10 selected of multiple battery modules 10 , the battery module 10 may be charged and discharged independently by operating the pressure generating unit 20 connected to the battery module 10 .
- a pair of pressure generating units 20 is provided in one battery module to operate each of a pair of fluid control units 400 provided in each of the battery modules 10 .
- the pressure generating units 20 may be provided in each of a pair of fluid control units 400 , so as to control the circulation of each of the anode electrolyte and the circulation of the cathode electrolyte, whereby the process in which the cathode electrolyte and the anode electrolyte are circulated may be individually controlled, thereby enabling efficient operation.
- the redox flow battery having the electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention is provided so that a battery cell 100 , an electrolyte tank 200 and an electrolyte flow path 300 form a closed circuit, through which the electrolyte flows, and a fluid control unit 400 is provided in the electrolyte flow path 300 for transferring the electrolyte from the electrolyte tank 200 to the battery cell 100 , thereby reducing the reaction time, improving the efficiency, and minimizing the occurrence of shunt current.
- the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 for circulating the electrolyte using the centrifugal force and the fluid transfer impeller 421 receiving the pressure from the pressure generating unit to be rotated is provided in each chamber, the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 and the fluid transfer impeller 421 being connected by the shaft 435 to share the rotational force. Therefore, the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 is rotated by the pressure of the pressure generating unit 20 to cause movement of the electrolyte to be continuously performed.
- the space where the electrolyte transfer impeller 431 and the fluid transfer impeller 421 are provided is divided into the fluid transfer chamber 420 and the electrolyte transfer chamber 430 by the partition 410 , in which the partition 410 has a through hole 411 through which the shaft 435 passes.
- the watertight member 440 is provided in the through hole 411 , so that the fluid may be prevented from moving to the electrolyte flow path, and the electrolyte flowing through the electrolyte flow path 300 may also be prevented from moving to the fluid transfer chamber 420 , thereby enabling a sealed structure.
- the redox flow battery having the electrolyte flow path independently provided therein is configured so that the battery cell 100 , the electrolyte tank 200 , the electrolyte flow path 300 , and the fluid control unit 400 are independently provided, the electrolyte tank 200 and the fluid control unit 400 may be provided to be used in common and multiple battery cells 100 may be provided.
- FIG. 8 is a view showing an example in which the electrolyte is moved via the electrolyte tank and the fluid control unit independently provided in multiple battery cells in the redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention.
- multiple battery cells 100 are provided, and the multiple cells 100 are connected to the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the cathode electrolyte tank 220 via electrolyte flow paths 300 .
- a fluid control unit 400 which receives pressure from the pressure generating unit 20 to be operated is provided in each of the electrolyte flow path 300 connected to the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the electrolyte flow path 300 connected to the cathode electrolyte tank 220 .
- each of the fluid control units 400 is operated.
- the anode electrolyte is circulated through the anode electrolyte tank 210 and the electrolyte flow path 300 and the plurality of battery cells 100
- the cathode electrolyte tank 220 is circulated through the cathode electrolyte tank 220 , the electrolyte flow path 300 , and the multiple battery cells 100 , thereby allowing each of the multiple battery cells 100 to be independently charged and discharged.
- the redox flow battery having the electrolyte flow path independently provided therein includes a module connection part 30 which electrically connects between multiple battery modules 10 provided in the stack 1 .
- the module connection part 30 performs a function of allowing the battery modules 10 to electrically communicate with each other by electrically connecting the battery modules 10 to each other.
- the module connection part 30 is preferably made of a material that is electrically conductive, and is used with wires made of aluminum or copper depending on the design conditions.
- a wire made of gold or plated with gold may be used to prevent corrosion of the wires, and any conductor may be used as long as it is electrically conductive.
- the battery modules 10 may be configured in such a manner as to be driven independently without an electrical connection between the battery modules 10 , and a desired output may be configured through a serial or parallel connection.
- the redox flow battery having the electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention may further include a fluid filter 450 in the fluid transfer pipe 21 , so that the specific component of the fluid is selectively removed as described above, as shown in FIG. 10 .
- the fluid filter 450 is to remove components that lower the performance of the electrolyte, such as oxygen and water and further include a filter for removal of the material affecting the performance of the electrolyte, in addition to the components.
- the fluid filter 450 is provided in the fluid transfer pipe 21 or is provided in the fluid control unit 400 or the pressure generating unit 20 which are interconnected by the fluid transfer pipe 21 .
- the redox flow battery having the electrolyte flow path independently provided therein according to the present invention is configured so that the multiple battery modules 10 enables circulating the electrolyte independently without any interference or exchanges of electrolyte between the multiple battery modules 10 or some battery modules 10 share the electrolyte tank to circulate the electrolyte, thereby minimizing the generation of shunt current.
- the present invention can provide a redox flow battery having an electrolyte flow path independently provided therein which forms a closed circuit consisting of a battery cell, an electrolyte tank, and an electrolyte flow path through which the electrolyte flows and has a fluid control unit provided in the electrolyte flow path for transferring the electrolyte solution from the electrolyte tank to the battery cell, thereby reducing the reaction time, minimizing the occurrence of shunt current, and improving efficiency, and be utilized in the corresponding field.
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- 120: membrane 130: bipolar plate
- 200: electrolyte tank 210: anode electrolyte tank
- 220: cathode electrolyte tank 300: electrolyte flow path
- 400: fluid control unit 410: partition
- 411: through hole 420: fluid transfer chamber
- 421: fluid transfer impeller 430: electrolyte transfer chamber
- 431: electrolyte transfer impeller 435: shaft
- 440: watertight member 450: fluid filter
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